Religious affiliation and stances on LGBT issues - opinions/thoughts?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

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In 2014, Pew Research did a study on religious affiliation and their stances on the LGBT community and this was what they came up with:

American Buddhists have the most favorable opinion of Homosexuality with 84% approving
Unaffiliated/Non-religious Americans stand at 78%
Jews stand at 77%
Hindus at 68%
Catholic and Mainline Protestants stand at 57%
Orthodox Christians stand at 54%
Muslims at 42%
Black Protestants at 40%
Evangelicals at 28%
Mormons at 26%
Jehovah's Witnesses at 14%







Opinions? Thoughts?

[LLR]

77% as the second-best religion! Yeah us!

But, still, some of these numbers are awful.

[Santander]

It's obvious what an unfavorable view of homosexuality is, but what exactly does a favorable view of homosexuality mean? If someone asked me whether I viewed homosexuality favorably or unfavorably, I would say neither.

[SATW]

I'm just "lucky" enough to be in a family of the the 23% of Jews who aren't support of LGBT (still better then evangelical anti-lgbt rhetoric, but not by a whole lot)

EDIT: Clearly, I failed at life here. I'm Pro-LGBT, was stating my family isn't.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I'm just "lucky" enough to be in the 23% of Jews who aren't support of LGBT (still better then evangelical anti-lgbt rhetoric, but not by a whole lot)

I thought you were for LGBT rights?

[Zioneer]

Oddly enough, Mormons support specific pro-LGBT policies (anti-discrimination, even marriage) at a higher number than is reported in this poll. And I guess we're not the worst on this anyway, thanks Jehovah's Witnesses.

I happen to be a Mormon in favor of LBGT rights, BTW.

[LLR]

I'm just "lucky" enough to be in the 23% of Jews who aren't support of LGBT (still better then evangelical anti-lgbt rhetoric, but not by a whole lot)

Well aren't you a nice person. :/

[SATW]

I'm just "lucky" enough to be in the 23% of Jews who aren't support of LGBT (still better then evangelical anti-lgbt rhetoric, but not by a whole lot)

Well aren't you a nice person. :/

I didn't word this right.

My FAMILY is in the 23% of Jews who don't support LGBT.

I'm bisexual, obviously I support LGBT.

[RINO Tom]

I would be willing to bet that my branch of Lutheranism in my location would be well above 57%.

[TDAS04]

A few observations...

Muslims are higher than I expected.  Maybe it's as high as 42% because many Muslim immigrants are well-educated and they might have an idea what it's like to be a scapegoated minority. 

Hindus are pretty favorable.  While India tends to be a homophobic country, Hinduism is not inherently a homophobic religion like the Abrahamic faiths.  Hindu scripture doesn't talk about the issue.  Also, Indian-Americans tend to be well-educated.

Buddhists being the most favorable is in large part due to many American Buddhists being white liberal converts.

[Mr. Smith]

Oddly enough, Mormons support specific pro-LGBT policies (anti-discrimination, even marriage) at a higher number than is reported in this poll. And I guess we're not the worst on this anyway, thanks Jehovah's Witnesses.

I happen to be a Mormon in favor of LBGT rights, BTW.

Keep in mind that this was done in 2014 before the big overhaul of gay marriage hit its conclusion.

I wonder what more recent figures look like.

The above is true for me too ftr

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

May 2016

White evangelicals   27%   
White  mainline       64%   
Black Protestants      39%
Catholics               58%
Unaffiliated           80%

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

An atheist strongly in favor of LGTB rights.

[Zioneer]

Oddly enough, Mormons support specific pro-LGBT policies (anti-discrimination, even marriage) at a higher number than is reported in this poll. And I guess we're not the worst on this anyway, thanks Jehovah's Witnesses.

I happen to be a Mormon in favor of LBGT rights, BTW.

Keep in mind that this was done in 2014 before the big overhaul of gay marriage hit its conclusion.

I wonder what more recent figures look like.

The above is true for me too ftr

Ah, I didn't see the "2014" bit. I would imagine we're at least in the mid-30s now, considering the last time Mormons were polled on same-sex marriage itself (sometime in 2015, I think), that's the amount of "active" Mormons who answered in favor.

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

I thought Buddhism was against homosexuality?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I thought Buddhism was against homosexuality?

I'm not too familiar with Buddhist teachings, but I would not be at all surprised to see American and Western Buddhists as a whole be more accepting of LGBT people than their Eastern brethren, a bit like how American Catholics are a lot more lapsed or liberal-leaning on sex and social issues than those outside North America.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I thought Buddhism was against homosexuality?

Depends entirely on the type of Buddhism.

[SATW]

Zen Buddhism tends to be the one practiced in the U.S. and Europe, so that might change the equation a bit when talking about Buddhism.

http://www.equip.org/article/zen-buddhism-north-americans-embrace-a-contemplative-school-of-buddhism/

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/to-west.htm


My knowledge of both Zen Buddhism and Buddhism is extremely limited, but it's an interesting difference to look at.